Wow, the view is spectacular up there! I can only imagine what it'd be like from there live..

Posted by: Wings '11 on July 12, 2007

Woah. This is the closest I've ever came to posting up on the top. =D

Brilliant fireworks!

Posted by: oasis '11 on July 12, 2007

That's "an excerpt" to you, Mr. McGann.

Posted by: Ryan on July 12, 2007

Awesome clip! I missed the fireworks show when it was on TV, but this is really quite spectacular, especially the barrage of fireworks near the end. The music was the best part though

Posted by: Arkajit on July 12, 2007

I think you just added another reason why I need to visit Boston during the 4th of July

Posted by: Eric Stoller on July 13, 2007

dome.
lol

Posted by: the gutter on July 13, 2007

grrr, spam.

Great show! Good call, Ryan.

Posted by: Hawkins '12 on July 13, 2007

Hi Matt- Cool movie! I have a quick question regarding admissions.... Can a current MIT professor write a letter in support of an applicant? In other words, can a current MIT professor write an additional letter of recommendation for an applicant? (the applicant in question not being related to the professor, but having worked with the professor in a year-long research project)

Posted by: Rose on July 14, 2007

Awesome!! Thanks, Matt!

Posted by: Nickie on July 15, 2007

Hey Matt,

My mom was just told by another mom of an MIT 2011 that the tuition/fee payment due date has been changed from 08/01/2007 to 09/01/2007 at least for the freshmen. Is there any way to confirm this information?

Posted by: A confused freshman on July 17, 2007

You can't see it in this picture, but from the front hackers lit the dome in red, white, and blue. See the hack gallery entry here.

Posted by: Scott '10 on July 18, 2007

MATT FOR PRESIDENT IN 2008

Posted by: CampaignManager on July 19, 2007

Marilee Jones is Dean of Admissions at MIT. A scientist by training, she joined the MIT Admissions Office in 1979 to lead the recruitment efforts for women. She has served on many national professional boards including the National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC), the College Board and the Women in Engineering Programs Advisory Network. Marilee is the recipient of MIT’s highest award for administrators, the ‘MIT Excellence Award for Leading Change’, as well as the ‘Gordon Y. Billard Award’ and the Dean for Undergraduate Education Infinite Mile Award for Leadership.

As a national spokesperson on the changes in today’s college admissions climate, speaking out against the pressures it induces in both students and parents, she has been featured on CBS, National Public Radio and profiled in USA Today, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. She is the co-author of the book, “Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College Admissions and Beyond.”

And most importantly, Marilee has just gone through the college admissions process with her daughter, and sees things in a whole new light…

Posted by: 0 on July 19, 2007

Marilee Jones is Dean of Admissions at MIT. A scientist by training, she joined the MIT Admissions Office in 1979 to lead the recruitment efforts for women. She has served on many national professional boards including the National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC), the College Board and the Women in Engineering Programs Advisory Network. Marilee is the recipient of MIT’s highest award for administrators, the ‘MIT Excellence Award for Leading Change’, as well as the ‘Gordon Y. Billard Award’ and the Dean for Undergraduate Education Infinite Mile Award for Leadership.

As a national spokesperson on the changes in today’s college admissions climate, speaking out against the pressures it induces in both students and parents, she has been featured on CBS, National Public Radio and profiled in USA Today, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. She is the co-author of the book, “Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College Admissions and Beyond.”

And most importantly, Marilee has just gone through the college admissions process with her daughter, and sees things in a whole new light…

Posted by: 0 on July 19, 2007